Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 49
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Home Value
$484,947
+1.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
49
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
58 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,744/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
6.7%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$137
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+7% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 7% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+24% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (49/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.0% below their final list price; 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $112k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,718 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,063/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $137 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (66% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −6.8% to +9.5% (80% range; middle estimate +2.4%), chance of a rise 66%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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Other ZIP codes in Tuscaloosa County, AL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 | $250K | +1.4% | 53 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 | $193.1K | −1.3% | 57 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 | $187K | −0.6% | 44 |
| Northport, AL 35475 | $342.2K | +1.0% | 63 |
| Northport, AL 35473 | $280.6K | +3.4% | 36 |
| Cottondale, AL 35453 | $215.5K | −1.2% | 30 |
| Northport, AL 35476 | $216K | −2.3% | 47 |
| Vance, AL 35490 | $238.9K | +0.6% | 53 |
| Berry, AL 35546 | $205K | +1.0% | 31 |
| Brookwood, AL 35444 | $212.8K | −3.3% | 7 |
| Coker, AL 35452 | $224.9K | +1.7% | 20 |
| Duncanville, AL 35456 | $190.2K | 0.0% | 83 |
| ZIP 35487 | – | – | – |
| Buhl, AL 35446 | $195.2K | −5.9% | 20 |
| Ralph, AL 35480 | $261.9K | −3.0% | 28 |
| Fosters, AL 35463 | $228.7K | −0.8% | 50 |
| Elrod, AL 35458 | – | – | 14 |
| Echola, AL 35457 | – | – | 25 |